Chimerica (play)

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Chimerica (play) is a political drama by Lucy Kirkwood that explores the complex relationship between the United States and China through the story of a photojournalist seeking the identity of the Tiananmen Square "Tank Man."

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Chimerica (stage production) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play
stage work
television miniseries
author Lucy Kirkwood
award Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play
Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play
basedOn Chimerica
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception acclaimed
dramaticForm contemporary drama
firstPerformanceCity London
linked to: London, England
firstPerformanceDate 2013
firstPerformancePlace Almeida Theatre
genre political drama
hasAdaptation Chimerica (TV series)
language English
mainCharacterOccupation photojournalist
notableFor exploration of US–China interdependence
use of the Tank Man image as a dramatic device
originalCastSize large ensemble
playwrightNationality British
plotFocus search for the identity of Tank Man
premiereDirector Lyndsey Turner
premiereTheatreCompany Almeida Theatre Company
producer Almeida Theatre
setting China
United States
structure multiple timelines
subject Tank Man
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
United States–China relations
subsequentVenue Harold Pinter Theatre
subsequentVenueCity London
linked to: London, England
theme globalization
media ethics
personal responsibility
political censorship
timePeriod early 21st century
late 20th century
writer Lucy Kirkwood

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Chimerica (TV series) basedOn Chimerica (play)
Chimerica (TV series) adaptationOf Chimerica (play)
Claudie Blakley notableWork Chimerica (stage production)
linked to: Chimerica (play)